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Olivia Jaimes’ Nancy continues to amaze and delight.

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This really might be the finest 4th wall joke ever pulled off.

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Nature prevailed!

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I like when the reviews for Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die are indistinguishable aside from the star rating

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can I be radically honest for just one moment?

when I was writing the book, I thought it was normal.

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TBH I also thought the book was pretty normal ... contextually.

Not like, in relation to other published books, mind you, but normal for something a queer person on tumblr who likes Terry Pratchett and video games where you get to fuck the werebear in full shift and The Murderbot Diaries would write.

Anyway, I've said before that my idea of a good indie movie (this also applies to other media) is one that panders shamelessly to a audience so niche it has most critics muttering, "Who is this even for?!" and I think this book accomplished that.

That's my recommendation, I suppose.

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Hmmm. The blurb uses the word “transmogrifying” so, in addition to these compelling recommendations, that means I probably need to read it ….

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I have read the book!

Weird, sure. But internally consistent!

I LOVED the “in which …” chapter titles. I’ve seen those used for humor before, but these are both funny and give fascinating emotional background to each chapter. Mostly it’s a small emotion that’s highlighted, but it adds so much depth to what happens next. Here’s the prologue title for example:

I also loved the way the tone of the book shifted rather gently from “this is a comedy“ to “this is a horror novel“. I don’t know that it actually was a horror novel? Definitely speculative fiction. Maybe horror lite? Too much of a happy ending for horror, but too far from Happy Ever After to be traditional comedy. But that inability to nail down “who is this book for“ is part of it charm!

The emotional drift of the story is Very Compelling. The slow breakdown of losing everything to get the one thing you want - and how that is happens differently for The Mad Sorcerer and for Sir Cameron. The grasping at bits of joy in the midst of chaos and confusion. The getting everything you wanted and it being confusing and different from what you pictured.

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Queer Liberation Library has a copy, so you can get your free library card and find this book on Libby!Audiobook version also available.